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Philoctetes, Ajax, Hecuba, Andromache, Palamedes, Aeneas, Laodike, Helenus, Iphigenia, the women of Ismarus, and Diomedes ALL need to gang up on Odysseus cus I'm tired of this fucking weasel, and his fans thinking he could do no. wrong. Ever.

Laodike. The name of Odysseus' "war-prize".

We do actually have a name given to Odysseus' enslaved war-prize (mentioned in passing by Agamemnon in Il. 1. 138) in the Scholia ad loc.

Odysseus' prize] He means Laodike, the daughter of Kyknos. Λαοδίκην λέγει τὴν Κύκνου θυγατέρα — Schol. AD Iliad. 1. 138.

Kyknos, king of Kolonai in the south-western Troad, is a well attested figure whose first appearance dates back to the Kypria. Laodike is otherwise unknown (as far as I'm aware), though the scholium proves that she at least became a named character at some point. Perhaps the Laodike mentioned by Pausanias in Polygnotos' painting, who claims to be otherwise unaware of any captive woman by that name (Paus. 10. 26. 7), is not the better-known daughter of Priam as Pausanias assumes, but this Laodike (he also claims to be unfamiliar with several other named captives in 10. 26. 1-2).

#its nice to have a name #Laodike #Odysseus #please shut up if you're gonna say something asinine like #“we dont actually how each individual γέρας was treated”#it's obtuse to the point of evil #the iliad #greek mythology #greek myths #tagamemnon

Can you draw Laodike? here’s the info about her: https://www.tumblr.com/theoihalioistuff/809101670762053632/laodike-the-name-of-odysseus-war-prize . thanks! 🙏🏻

Ok so I literally knew nothing about her and I found almost nothing so if anyone has actual info PLEASEEE tell me im so interested tysm for asking this

Ty to the person who reposted this explaining that there are two different laodices😭😭 i was highkey confused

#ancient greece #greek mythology #the iliad #laodike #yeah thats it